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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1957.

And, of course, Giles chips in

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alpicspit is the long fire-but always I say 'My Basilkins, one day 'e come back.””

The fifth author writes the end to our mystery serial 'No Flowers By Request'

BECAUSE OF A WOMAN

SHOULD

reproached my al

w

to her

God knows | have that I did not.

Bul was dupesfierl, I suppose, by the shock and the pain and the terrors of the past half-hour, and all I can say now that I erosched there, unseen uitl biremem- bered, listening in a fascination of horror and dread.. and it never enterest my number bra that there was anything else that I could do.

He knelt bestele het ↑ could see her while face, glistening with the cold sweat Juuning restlessly on the cushion that he had put under her head You-killed her she said.

*Pornos of Your bee mivial, savagely "It wus your fault. Following me down hee from those London days, taking this Job

to be perÝ STAR

She molded someçoling and suddenly his volee changed, he saw I supjane that this would be, could be, his only hope

you Georgia thung would look like

By Christianna Brand

ment jerked into s silting pusition and held her there.

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to

I broke fugh the web of

inanition and began scramble page, big armchair. but once again,,na i moved some- unc appeared at the Arench window and stood afuring, horri fled, in/

Held her back gently with her head on the cushion and lifted a white face to the fuce ot the window **Something forbs happened. Corring-

know, ya. I know love me, Estelle; and you won't an outment. I suppose. They Hy! give me away, will you? It was probably never even tried to your tuultetikig ber see what open it there was between 15--11 Was

your fault, so you must pro-

Thet me now

She hated me.

Estelle, she stuck to me because

Hire

He talked

We'll

got up and stood with

bent head, looking reverent, down at her, "I'm afriald she's doad," said Dr Tom Grayling.

But all this-and the sub- sequent history of my evidence was safe, locked there was nobody else she could away in there

at the trial of the conviction And now-you. and

of execution lo, but ever since that

Thomas yvu Estelle: hated only you'll never tell, will you? trouble to

murderer I shall not Grayling,

explain to

my prospec- I'll be safe with you?"

tive new employer, a Mr Smith.

The same agchcy has sent I am wait-

turn

Philipe me,

Phillppal Whose band had ked himself because, he had found her shit an affair with

brother man.

"I kept her quiet while there was no other woman in my He

she

could wcuve a tragic romance round our loves, sup- pose; but you came here, Estelle, and I couldhi's keep my hands off you-and she saw.

She turned her poor hoad on the pillow, she choked out at him my particulars. other question, "Oh-that. You ing now in the little room at remember that afternoon, your

their offices to be interviewed. precious afternoon out? I spoilt

The door opens and he comes it having to leave you for a hitte while. I come back here,

stumble to my fect. Estelle: slipped through from the lane and just at her up.

"In a really bad case it can be fatal instantaneously."

in I

clutching my handbag.

"Mr-Smith?"

THE STORY

50 FAR

WIDOW MESTON beovanos cooà - House- keeper to the Căriingfords, Hoon after her arrival Men

She Cerri mà đền beca polloned, Suspicion Tálla bo ber husband aroma, on Trent Carring- ford, was-scherelt nephew, on 30% Philipps Deisde, a alece whole finband com quitted stilelde.

Nurbo Estelle Cutler, wh

boked after Mrs Carring- Ind

While Mrs Merton 18 trying to a the killer, the she is Mitacióð try

drst, who has drank tes matte from the rúddy in the dead woman's Kooma. Ti is päläätsed tõli shig tha attack on widow Mercom turing into grib poche an the nurse lica frösning on the four if the old rectory, Thờ="He" Is at 'lha'iide of the nurio....... NOW 'resa bh

POLICE

"The truth of the matter 13- I believe ho Artola)"

But

The haughty young lady looka in horror at Mr Smith, Mr Smith is grinning from our

THE END

*And later, when I offered her the permanency she Kuid that she wouldn't stay He with a man who drank." gava a little, reminiscent smile. "She was a lady of exception to ear. ally vivid Imagination! Bul I'm afraid I resented it and we parted,"

My Idiotic, middle-aged heart

for no suddenly

apparent stands reason,

its head. "You don't drink after all?**

Ho "I didn't then," he says.

"But, af beadily. eyes COLTIC, after this

distressing accusation.

"You mean you've taken to drinking now?

"Like a fish," says Mr Smith cheerfully.

1 make up my mind. I soap- to the mstening of my bag with a formidable click and rise to my feel. "WeB, Mr Smith, I'm afraid I couldn't accept the .post. I should strongly advise you to--10...."

I am obliged to jake A moment off while my heart does nothor of those discon- certing somersaults.

"I should strongly advise you to take back that kust house- keeper of yours. After what you've explained to me--I think you'll find she'll come."

I And, loving him dat, very kind of exy, artly, "What march through to the inner to the haughty of references did your buice and-up

young lady presiding at the housekeeper give gõu?” dekk

He consults the agency's letter, "Mrs. Marton?". He is terribly nervous, he rattles it all off like "I thought I could end it all

a machine-gun "I'm looking for He was silent for 11 Juar a nou

housekeeper, four in family. it was so easy, digitalin in the moment, looking down into her depths of the country,

little dosts adding face; and then he began to talk, amenities, ten caddy,

neighbours, Up, adding up. But it didn't rapidly, carelessly, holding her

shops, no childre work, she was Inoculated against attention, riveting it to him.

"But one the stuff, I suppose, by all she "It was because of Philippa, "Well-yea. One cat." bad taken medicinally. I in- Estelle.

suichte because he found out she the sake of the cal suppose "The truth is, there was a mis- you for nothing, but

Her husband committed looks of me miserably. "Even for

"Not too good" bé admits, I'm sorry to have troubled was having ent affair with me, you wouldn't take it on?".

creared the doses, I eiturated

the tea with it.

20 no

no dogs.

Bay,

"That film," kirai

wüs

He last

I've

"I thought I could get in and he and she were both my My hands shake on the handle understanding. I felt ill one decided to return to the post easily enough after she was patients at the time, One word of my bag. "I don't think I morning bu took a drop of was in betore,as a permanency. dend-who had more chance from Mrs Catringford to the could" 1 my.

brandy to pull myself together: This Mr. Smith, I'm afraid, than 17-and remove the stuff; General Medical Council and I A pity. It would have I'd been through a bad dme, wouldn't, but at

all, but the police locked the room. was ruined for ever.... "1

been-a” përmanency. And She came in before the pulling As he follows the through I didn't worry, much, they'd He gabbled on and on; and as your just employer gave you together process had quite been and stands nt my shoulder; 1

missed the tea caddy that he spoke,, with one swift move such excellent references........ accomplished.

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